Some versions of patriotism come close to the tribal, which we all want to surpass, and some don't.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior.
Above all, we must avoid the pitfalls of tribalism. If we are divided among ourselves on tribal lines, we open our doors to foreign intervention and its potentially harmful consequences.
In the larger world, tribalism is an enormous problem, as it ever has been: both strength and idiocy borne from belonging.
Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.
We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are opposed to us.
Conformism is essential to the group coherence and 'spirit.' The whole impetus behind tribalism of this kind is conservative: Belonging to the tribe is defined by opposition to other tribes. Our tribe, and its traditional ways, is superior to other tribes because it is ours.
I think that, in almost all human beings, there is buried a profound tribal instinct that makes us very susceptible to being aroused to patriotic fervour.
Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it.
I have no sense of patriotism, but I do have a sense of community.
Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.
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